Nine fragrant insects

Nine fragrant insects

(compendium)

[alias] Black Pocket insect (compendium), melon black stink bug (entomology by Cai Banghua), fart plate insect (collection of medicinal materials), dung beetle insect, fart insect and fart bug (records of traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the dried whole insect of the Pentatomidae.

[animal morphology] Jiuxiang insect

They are oval in shape, 1.7-2.2 cm in length and 1-1.2 cm in width. The body is generally purplish black with copper luster. The head, front chest, back plate and scutellum are relatively black. The head is small, slightly triangular; compound eyes are prominent, oval, located near the base on both sides; monocular 1 pair, orange; beak is short, antennae 6, the first is thick, cylindrical, the other 4 are slender and flat, the second is longer than the third. The anterior chest and back plate are narrow in front and wide in back, the front edge is concave, the back edge is slightly arched out, the middle part is horizontal and straight, and the side angle is obvious; the surface is densely covered with fine engraving points and mixed with black wrinkles, and there is a large "eyebrow shaped area" on both sides of the front, with dark color, only with engraving points in the middle. The scutellum is large. There are 2 pairs of wings, the front wing is half Coleoptera, brownish red, and the terminal wing is 1.3 membranous, with dense longitudinal veins. There are 3 pairs of feet, the longest hind foot and 3 tarsals. The ventral surface is densely covered with fine engraving and wrinkles, and there are two odor holes near the front edge of the back chest web, which are located on the anterolateral side of the hind foot, and can emit odor. The 9th segment of the male is the reproductive segment, with arc-shaped terminal margin and convex central arch.

The adult overwinters and hides between the stone gaps. Nymphs without wings, adults with wings can fly, can eat melon plants. It is distributed in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, etc.

[collection] in winter and spring. After catching it, put it in the can, add wine, cover it tightly, suffocate it, or scald it in boiling water, take it out to dry or bake it in the afternoon.

[medicinal material] the dried body is hexagonal, oval and flat, with reddish brown and salty brown black surface, about 2 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. The head is very small and triangular. There are 2 pairs of membranous translucent wings on the back. After removing the wings, we can see that the back is orange red, with nodes, and the edge is 1 mm wide near the edge. The brown and Brown are arranged in a nodal pattern. Most of the feet on the chest have fallen off. The abdomen is brownish red to brownish black with oily luster, and there are protruding dots near the edge of each segment. It is brittle and has light brown oil like powder in the abdomen after fracture. The gas is like fennel, and the taste is slightly salty. It is better to have a uniform, brown, oily and no moth.

It is mainly produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places.

[chemical composition] the body contains fat, protein and chitin. Fat contains stearic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid. Part of fatty acids are free. The odor was from aldehydes or ketones, but could not be separated.

[processing] clean up impurities, screen out soil, or stir fry with gentle fire.

[flavor] salty, warm.

① "Compendium": "salty, warm, non-toxic. "

② New edition of materia medica: "the taste is sweet and pungent, and the Qi is slightly warm. "

[Guijing] into the liver and kidney channels.

① New edition of materia medica: "entering the kidney meridian. "

② "Into the liver, spleen, kidney three channels. "

Functions and indications: regulating qi and relieving pain, warming the middle and helping Yang. Used for stomach cold distending pain, liver and stomach qi pain, kidney deficiency impotence, waist and knee pain. Diaphragmatic qi stagnation, spleen and kidney deficiency, Yuanyang deficiency. With nine fragrant insects one or two (half baked), Cheqianzi (slightly fried), chenjupi each four money, Baizhu (baked) five money, Eucommia (crisp fried) eight money, people research for the end, add refined honey to make balls, such as Wuzi big. Five cents for each serving, with salt, boiled water or salt and wine, once in the morning and once in the evening.

① "Gangmu": "treat the stagnation of Qi in GEWAN, the loss of spleen and kidney, strengthen Yuanyang. "

② New edition of materia medica: "Xingyang Yijing. "

③ Modern practical Chinese medicine: "it is suitable for neurogenic stomachache, backache and knee pain, chest depression, chest pain due to mental distress, etc. it is effective in combination with other strong drugs. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan; or into pills, powder.

[should avoid] those with Yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity should take it carefully.

[formula selection] ① it can promote qi stagnation between the diaphragm and help the liver and kidney to lose money; jiuxiangchong (half cooked), cheqianyu (stir fried), tangerine peel (stir fried), Atractylodes macrocephala (Atractylodes macrocephala) and Eucommia ulmoides (crispy fried). It is fine, and the honeyed pills are big Wutong. Each take a money five points, salt white soup or salt wine sent down, hollow service, pro lying still serve once. (Wulong pill in the wonderful prescription for taking care of life)

② Treatment of chest pain: Nine fragrant insects three Liang, fried scorpion two Liang. At the end of the research, honey pill, each pill is one money heavy. Half pills each time, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)